The target of the Israeli airstrike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut a short while ago was Ibrahim Aqil, security sources tell Israeli media, Paralel.Az reports citing the Times of Israel.

Aqil sits on the Jihad Council, Hezbollah’s top military body.

He has also been wanted by the United States for his role in the 1983 bombing of a US Marines barracks in Beirut, as well as directing the taking of American and German hostages in Lebanon in the 1980s.

The US had placed a $7 million bounty on Aqil.

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17:33

The Israeli airstrike on southern Beirut claimed 5 lives, according to Lebanese media, Paralel.Az reports.

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17:30

According to the reports, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's second-in-command Naim Qassem was targeted in an airstrike carried out by the Israeli army on Beirut, Paralel.Az reports.

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17:00

The Israeli army attacked Beirut, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released information in this regard, Paralel.Az reports.